The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-11-30
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1t is painful to record the death
of Mrs. T. E. Parker, the young in
telligent, educated and accomplished
wife of Prof S. E. Parker, who, after
short but painful illness, died at
Rayenswood, West Virginia, ON the
morning of the 26th of November,
1887, of puerperdl perttonitis Mrs.
Parker gave birth to fine well-de-
veloped babe Sunday evening, 10th
inst, and both she and babe seemed
to be getting along SO remarkably
well, that on Monday or Tuesday
/ following, her husband was advised
to return to this city and continue
i his course of instructions to large
class in music, which, with a proud,
light heart he did, when ON Wed
nesday afternoon following, 12sd
inst.,) he was telegraphed that his
wife was seriously and dangerously
ill-had been ushered suddenly into
a most aggravated and fearful form
of that most terrible disease piier-
peral peritonitis. Prof Parker took
the first train for Ravenswood, TAX
ing one of our oldest and most ex-
perienced physicians with him, in
consultation with the attending
physician, the able and distinguished
DR. Hoyt, of Ravenswood. The fiat
seemed to have gone forth-nor
skill of physicians, devotion, tender
affection and untiring nursing of
husband, sister, brother-in-law, and
hosts of crowding friends, seemed OF
avail in staying the stern monster,
and on Saturday morning, the 10th
inst, taking leave of her darling
little babe, husband, sister, brother
and friends, calmly and unmurmur-
ingly yielded up her life to the God
who gave it. Thus in life's young
morn, was cut down and consigned
to an early grave, one of earth's
6MSGlc5I uOMGTS.
Prof Parker and wife, though
while as yet strangers, both in Ra-
vensMood, as well as in our own
city, had nevertheless, in the short
time they had sojourned in our
midst, made very many warm
friends, all of WHOM sincerely regret
and mourn the early demise of this
truly excellent good woman, and as
sincerely tender heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved husband and family
on the occurrence of this sad dispen-
sation.
The remains of Mrs. Parker were
taken back to her home, Buffalo.
New York, for interment.
DEATH OF JUDGE SM1TH.-Ex-
Judge Joseph Smith died at his
residence at Ripley, jackson county,
West Virginia, on November 9th.
1887, of blood-poisoning, superin-
duced by erysipelas, after an illness
of four weeks. He was born on
Short Creek, Jefferson county, Ohio,
on the I'd of October, 1916, and Was
therefore Il on his last birthday.
He studied law at SteubenvilIe and
after praeticing shere a short time
removed to Wheeling, whence he
went to Ripley in 1871. He was
for many years prosecuting attorney
and enjoyed the confidence of the
people of that section as an honest
and able lawyer to degree seldom
attained. He was member of the
Virginia Constitutional Convention
of 1857. In 1872 he was elected
Judge of the Circuit Court, which
position he held for eight years.
After the expiration of his term, he
took very prominent part in a few
important cases and then retired
from the practice of the law. He
was buried in the village cemetery
at Ripley, on the 18th inst.
CHARLIE PuLL1N.-The nu nervous
friends of this worthy young man,